A New Cutting Device Design to Study the Orthogonal Cutting of CFRP Laminates at Different Cutting Speeds

[EN] Carbon Fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) are widely used in the aerospace industry due to their highly mechanical properties and low density. Most of these materials are used in high-risk structures, where the damage caused by machining must be controlled and minimized. The optimization of these processes is still a challenge in the industry. In this work, a special cutting device, which allows for orthogonal cutting tests, with a linear displacement at a wide range of constant cutting speeds, has been developed by the authors. This paper describes the developed cutting device and its application to analyze the influence of tool geometry and cutting parameters on the material damage caused by the orthogonal cutting of a thick multidirectional CFRP laminate. The results show that a more robust geometry (higher cutting edge radius and lower rake angle) and higher feed cause an increase in the thrust force of a cutting tool, causing burrs and delamination damage. By reducing the cutting speed, the components with a higher machining force were also observed to have less surface integrity control.This research was funded by the Ministry of economy, Industry and Competitiveness and FEDER (grant number: DPI2017-89197-C2-1-R).Criado, V.; Feito-Sánchez, N.; Cantero Guisández, J.; Díaz-Álvarez, J. (2019). A New Cutting Device Design to Study the Orthogonal Cutting of CFRP Laminates at Different Cutting Speeds. Materials. 12(24):1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12244074S1131224Che, D., Saxena, I., Han, P., Guo, P., & Ehmann, K. F. (2014). Machining of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics/Polymers: A Literature Review. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 136(3). doi:10.1115/1.4026526Vigneshwaran, S., Uthayakumar, M., & Arumugaprabu, V. (2018). Review on Machinability of Fiber Reinforced Polymers: A Drilling Approach. Silicon, 10(5), 2295-2305. doi:10.1007/s12633-018-9764-9Panchagnula, K. K., & Palaniyandi, K. (2018). 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